Febrile neutropenia and Fusobacterium bacteremia: Clinical experience with 13 cases

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 332-335

  Fanourgiakis, P ^a   Vekemans, M ^a   Georgala, A ^a   Daneau, D ^a   Vandermies, A ^a   Grenier, P ^a   Aoun, M ^a  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Bacteremia; Fever; Fusobacterium; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CIPROFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037599494     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-003-0452-x     Document Type: Article

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